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I agree. The sample size is too small. And as long as Kim is an Oriole, I will cheer for him wildly. I am glad his is showing progress even without the regular practice that going down for a few weeks may have given him.

Honest question - do you know what terms the FO offered Kim in regards to a minor league stint? Because unless there was some provision that he would be called up in X weeks or released, I can't see why Kim would accept such an assignment. Even assuming the FO wasn't trying to bury him in AAA, aside from injury, in what scenario would he be reasonably called up given Rickard, Reimold and Alvarez ahead of him?

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I have openly said that I am an Oriole fan and not an unbiased observer. Please do not call me out in your posts for something that I openly admit to.

I am an Oriole fan as well - I think anyone on this site is an Oriole fan. I also never said you were not a fan

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Honest question - do you know what terms the FO offered Kim in regards to a minor league stint? Because unless there was some provision that he would be called up in X weeks or released, I can't see why Kim would accept such an assignment. Even assuming the FO wasn't trying to bury him in AAA, aside from injury, in what scenario would he be reasonably called up given Rickard, Reimold and Alvarez ahead of him?

Honest answer? No. And you don't either. Any speculation otherwise is just Pro or Anti Oriole opinion. I never even said I thought it would be good for Kim to get more practice. I am surprised that he is contributing at all with out it. He certainly has taken a hard road and make it work so far. How is Alvarez ahead of him? Kim is by far the strongest investment by the Orioles in terms of money and marketing investment of the grouping. Adam Jones is very protective of Mr. Kim and seems to like him BTW.

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I am an Oriole fan as well - I think anyone on this site is an Oriole fan. I also never said you were not a fan

I am not Anti Kim at all. Not at all. Not everyone on this site likes the Orioles BTW.

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The Hangout Night seats were a great perspective to watch Hyun Soo Kim play defense and how the Orioles staff and fellow players were accommodating helping him position with signals and interaction. He does not appear to be in any way lazy or self serving in his play. He does appear to be still learning the MLB game. Out seats were very close to him. He seem s to concentrate on what is occurring on the field and relies heavily on Wayne Kirby for exact positioning assistance. As I said before, Adam pays close attention to him and appears to always attempt to help him.

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That's fine, but at the same time, I don't see how one can then make more negative implications about his contact rate based on the same data.

It's a positive, but to get a reasonable projection for Kim you'd have to add about 40 PAs of league-average K rate to what he's done so far.

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It's a positive, but to get a reasonable projection for Kim you'd have to add about 40 PAs of league-average K rate to what he's done so far.

I look forward to seeing how that works out for Mr. Kim. The media sure took it's shots at the Orioles for the whole situation. I would love for it to work out well for all involved.

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I look forward to seeing how that works out for Mr. Kim. The media sure took it's shots at the Orioles for the whole situation. I would love for it to work out well for all involved.

I hope so, too, but I think the damage has been done. The Orioles look like a team that allows internal conflict to put them in a position to go back on their word.

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Honest answer? No. And you don't either. Any speculation otherwise is just Pro or Anti Oriole opinion. I never even said I thought it would be good for Kim to get more practice. I am surprised that he is contributing at all with out it. He certainly has taken a hard road and make it work so far. How is Alvarez ahead of him? Kim is by far the strongest investment by the Orioles in terms of money and marketing investment of the grouping. Adam Jones is very protective of Mr. Kim and seems to like him BTW.

Yes you're right, I don't know. That is why I was honestly asking you (as opposed to asking it rhetorically). I've just read other posters on various sites villifying him for not accepting a AAA stint and it doesn't seem fair to do that (not saying you do/did) without knowing what was discussed, which apparently none of us fans do.

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I look forward to seeing how that works out for Mr. Kim. The media sure took it's shots at the Orioles for the whole situation. I would love for it to work out well for all involved.

And deservedly so.

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No problem. I think Kim is growing on Buck and will see more playing time. I'd be surprised if he didn't get a start in the Twins series. Game one looks like a good start for Kim against Jose Berrios who has struggles against

lefties so far in his very young career and has shut down righties. I think we will see more of Kim now especially now that he has proven he is solid in the outfield and moves pretty quick for a guy his size.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Sessh again.

Good stuff again, looking forward to it!

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Like a guy with a good batting eye fooled by MLB pitching and still able to make some contact. He is positioned each and every play by Wayne Kirby to maximize his ability to get to balls in left field. He appears to be learning MLB speed in each aspect of the game. I am sure this is humbling for someone who was a star in his league. Hopefully with practice he will contribute in a significant way before the season is over.

Makes sense that he's still adjusting to MLB. I hope he succeeds, given our team's lacks OBP (although I know we rank high so far this season) Kim could give us another shot in the arm. I take it his fielding is still in question, but could be passable. We could get some good value out of him.

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Some interesting small sample size stats in the piece. I found this interesting: "Entering last night’s contest, the Orioles’ No. 1 hitters ranked 23rd in batting average (.247) and OBP (.344) and 20th in runs scored (21)." The writer wants Kim to get more playing time and leadoff. I think it's more likely that Reimold begins to hit leadoff more. I think they trust Reimold more than Kim (although I guess that's a pretty obvious statement).

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